The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-07
ABOUT MEN.

Young Cyrus W. Field netted SvDOp one
day on the slump in Manhattan Elevated
stock
Adult Gen Drum Is slowly recovering
from his recent severe illness and Is again Mt
his desk.
Edward Everett Hale's congregation Is
about 10 build him new church Of imposing
proportions
Gen Spinner is in robust health and is hav-
ing a good time with his friends at Pablo
Beach, Fla.
Stewart, Of Georgia, and Mckinney, Of
New Hampshire are the only two ministers
in the Fiftieth congress.
Governor Hill, Of New York, plays with
an the little children near the executive man
sion IN Albany every day.
Millionaire Cogswell has invested 100000
IN granite tomb for himself, 30 be- erected
IN "a San Francisco cemetery.
The three sons Of Hiram Powers. the IA
mon, American sculptor live in three separ-
ate villa, just outside of Florence.
The Duke Of Sparta, Crown Prince Of
Greece. j.. said TO lie greatly in love with one
Of bis cousins, daughter Of the Prince Of
Wales
George Francis Train now permits adults
20 aplroach and address him For some time
be has only allowed little children To come
near him.
Tho Row. G. Cook, Of Je.sup, aged CT.
preacher ana drummer, was married in Sioux
city 20 Mrs Curtis, widow Of IS, after a
courtshpof ONE hour
j. l. " Curry, minister 20 Spain, viii
spend Dbl, holiday an bis home in Richmond
va, aud will take am active part in starting
tle building of new Baptist church.
THE Rev. Erastus Blakeslee. Of Now
Haven, Conn, has not yet decided whether
he Will accept the call rendered him 10 the
presidency 81 the Atlanta university
Gen. Imbolan. u Confederate cavalry
fame. recently stated in a letter that IF Nir
gmias mineral wealth had been rs fully de-
vc'op.i in 1860 as now there would have
been no war
Rowland Levoson Gowen. a nephew of the
Marquis of Stafford, is doing the Pacific
coast Tie arrived ot san Francisco recently
from Hong Kong aftera visitinciuiing India
japan and China.
Ex-Governor Rufus Bullock, Of Georgia
saws The southern people aro Just discover
INK what the wo-t learned a quarter Of
century ago, that railroads must be the pi
omeers OF Development
Gu. Brudrch. commissary general Of
subsistence 600 Governor Hills staff of New
York. is only es years Of age Tie Is son
or The fnuoIs pin manufacturer and las a
beautiful place az Sing Sing.
Iap Sausey has given the land on which
The news m.ldng Of the First Methodist
church 40 New Castle. Pa. will stand MIR
Sanbey attended the church in bis younger
days. aud was superintendent u is Sunday
school for several years
Justice Gray, Of the United States supreme
court. is about % build new h0usein Wash
ina.on. and us the gos-ip- can't for the life oE
tham understand what he'll DO with
new house without a wife 20 manage o., they
urc certain he Is going % marry.
james Bowler, Of Chicago, Lieutenant Of
police is making bis first visit % Saratoga
Ue wa, iu command II the policemen at the
Havmarket riot on Nay 4. l,,6. Ono Of the
Policemen fall dead into Bowier's arms after
The explosion Of the fatal bomb.
Mai. Gen Siemens who died on the LIST Of
july In Berlin. had introduced many impor-
tsnt improvements into the materiel Of the
German artillery. II was mainly owing 20
his influence that Krupp guns In preference
tothe English were adopted % the German
navy.
Tho Rev Phillips Brooks who Is preach
inc boa and about London during his vacation
abroad. fairly takes the breath Of dronina
FneH.h churchgoer, hy his rapid delivery.
The queen has commanded the dlstin-
cui,ied American divine 20 appear before her
at Windsor
Serrt Mason, who gained n0toriety for
having Shot at Guiteau during bis trial fer
the .uufd.r0f Pre-psnt Garfield, has become
prosperous and very quiet farmer n Orange
county. Va tie, with Betty and several
babies. is reported 90 Do perfectly comiorta-
Lieiu AN RESPECTS
Charles Pau. one of the curat0rs Of the
Smithsonian institution who recently died in
Washington. was "a curious character lie
laIuo relatives IN this country and leaves
Dr.. fortune toa nephew la Germany For
fry years be- lived the life of miser lie
slert ami cooked IN one room 10 the smith
souiu luIlins
Pope leo XII is about 10 found an inter
national college for literature, 100 which the
Italian poet, and authors will be studied in
mn ,-,..ial u.auuer His holmes, announced
this boo au audience granted % the students OF
( ne L.unine institute. in honor ot their recita-
ton. Of extract, from Greek and Latin poets
and from Dante.
Gilbert Ball is Ia prominent colored polit
cian ST Philadelphia Tie recently entered a
restaurant 81 Atlantic City, kept by q man
ml.h thicker than Mr. Ball Ball ordered a
s.rlYu steak You can't get it here said
The du-.y proprietor; eve serve only white
rurf.r Mr. Ball left the place in q rage,
/ s.u.ht % lawyer and viii bring suit against
th- proprietor
William McDiarmid, who claims to be the
lost living printer and newspaper writer
iu tlie United States" lives IN Healdsburg
Souona county, Cal lie was born n Eiin-
bur-h boz l,g2, was apprenticed TO printing
I firm when he was II years Old, came % this
country in 1886, worked on various papers
| in Tie eastern cities until ISIS, when be
went 10 California, where, until year ago,
| lsu.,d 20 write for the press.